The 2019 Super Provincial One Day Tournament was a

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tournament that was played in Sri Lanka between 4 and 11 April 2019. Four teams took part in the competition: Colombo, Dambulla, Galle and Kandy, with Galle being the defending champions. Initially,

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(SLC) said that players would only be considered for the

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if they played in this tournament.

Lasith Malinga Separamadu Lasith Malinga ( si, සෙපරමාදු ලසිත් මාලිංග; born 28 August 1983), nicknamed "Slinga Malinga", is a Sri Lankan former cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest limited overs bowlers ...

was originally expected to play in the tournament and miss out on some part of the

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(IPL). The SLC then changed its stance, granting permission for Malinga to miss the tournament and play in the IPL. However, days before the start of the tournament, Malinga was listed as playing in a press release issued by Sri Lanka Cricket. Malinga played for Galle in the opening fixture of the tournament, the day after appearing for the

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in the IPL. In the match against Kandy, he took seven wickets for 49 runs, his best figures in List A cricket. Following the conclusion of the round-robin matches, Galle and Colombo had progressed to the tournament final. Dambulla won the third place play-off match, after they beat Kandy by 94 runs. The final finished as a

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, after rain stopped play during the innings break, therefore Colombo and Galle shared the title.

Angelo Mathews Angelo Davis Mathews, (Tamil: அஞ்செலோ மத்தியூஸ்; born 2 June 1987) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain in all formats. Even though he represented Sri Lanka in all three formats, Mathews cur ...

was named the best batsman of the tournament,

the best bowler and Dhananjaya de Silva was named the player of the tournament.

Squads

The following teams and squads were named to compete in the tournament:

Points table

Teams qualified for the

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Fixtures

Round-robin

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Finals

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References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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